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4th December 2024
We have explored a number of rules of grammar required to write English correctly. But there are also various so-called rules that can be safely –...
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Writing and Editing
In this section, you’ll find relevant articles on the writing process as well as useful advice and practical tips on the process of editing your work before you think it’s ready for publication.
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4th December 2024
In this extract from the Writers' & Artists' Guide to Self-Publishing, freelance editor Lisa Carden takes us through the differences between copy...
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15th January 2025
Academic and author Hetta Howes discusses the creation of 'Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife', her debut non-fiction book.
Blog
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28th November 2024
As a short story publisher, I’m in the business of championing the short story form and its writers. At Dahlia Books, I solely commission short...
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Writer Sunna Coleman shares her writing journey and offers advice on crafting a mystery story.
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13th August 2024
After months of gruelling work, tedious edits, rewrites, literal tears and that inevitable shadow of self-doubt trying to creep its way up my...